Valve construction



Dec. 29, 1936. J. H. TAYLOR ET Al.

VALVE CONSTRUCTION Dec. 29, 1936- J. H. TAYLOR ET AL VALVE CONSTRUCTION 4 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Feb. 29, 1952 Dec 29, 1936. J. H. TAYLOR ET Al.

VALVE CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 29, 1952 4 Sheets-'Sheet 5 Edward Ha!! Taf/0r a, am amg/M4K Dec. 29, 1936. J. H. TAYLOR ET ALV VALVE CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 29, 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Dee. 29, 1936 f UNITED STATES PATENT oF'r-lcE 'y z ,osaszs Y Y VALVE GONSTRUCTION JameeHall Taylor and Edward Hall Taylor,

` Application February 29, 193,2, serial No. .595,683

Claims.

Our invention relates to wrought metal welded valve constructions.

In many respects fusion welded joints in valve 4construction are preferable to any other kind be- 5 cause oi.' the fact that no leaky joints will develop, as is likely to be the case where gasket joints and l threaded joints are used, and because there are no threaded connections which may be tampered with.

However, the welding operation is likely to result in deection of the parts adjacent the weld and in valve constructions there are certain parts, particularly the valve seats, which it is important should not be warped or distorted.

One of the objects of our invention is to provide a wrought metal valve body having inlet and outlet connections adaptedx for a welded connection in the pipe line. y

A further object of our invention is to provide such a construction in which provision is made between the line of weld and the valve seat to absorb deilection, due to the welding, and prevent its transmission' to the valve seat, thus avoiding warping of the valve seat.

A further object of our invention is to provide a wrought metal valve construction in which the bonnet is welded to the valve body so that there are no leaky joints and no bolted connections which may be tampered with.

Another object of our invention is to provide a valve of the' type indicated in which the valve A seats may be welded to the valve supporting member.

Another object of our invention is to provide a wrought metal valve construction in which the valve seat supporting member may be inserted through the tubular extension in the. valve body, to which extension the bonnet is secured.

A further object of our invention is to provide 0 a valve seat supporting member, a section of which-is such that it will be able to withstand the heavy strain to which such a member is subject but which, nevertheless, can be produced economically and yet will prevent distortion of the 45 valve seat. A

Further objectsvwill appear from the description and claims.

In the drawings, in which three forms of our invention are shown,

gate valve;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1'; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1; 55 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the valve;

Figure 1 is an axial section of a non-rising stem (Cl. 251-155) A Fig. 6 is a part-sectionaL'part-elevational view of a 'different form;

Fig. 7 is a detailed sectional view of a modied form of bonnet connection;

Fig. 8 is a part-sectional, part elevational view showing another modification;

Fig. 9 is an axial sectional view showing a modified form of pipe connection member; and

Fig. 10 is an axial sectional view showing a pair of sleeves extending between the valve seats and the inlet and outlet connections, respectively.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and rst to Figs. 1 to 5 .inclusive, the construction shown therein comprises a tubular wrought metalvalve body I, of a general T-shape formation, a wrought metal'cup-like valve seat supporting member 2 tting snugly in the valve body and secured thereto by welding at 2a, a wrought metal bonnet 3 secured to the valve body and the valve seat supporting member by welding, a wrought metal packing gland 4 secured to the bonnet by welding at 4a, a valve disc member 5 cooperatingwith the valve seats 6, and a non-rising valve stem 1 for controlling the opening and closing movement of the valve disc. The valve disc member is guided in its movement by a pair of guide ribs 8 secured to the valve seat carrying member by a welding operation, the valve disc member being provided with laterally-extending guide flanges 9 which straddle the guide ribs.

The valve seats may be of any suitable material and may be secured to the valve seat supporting member by welding, as in Fig. 1, or by a screwthreaded connection, as in Fig. 6.

The valve seat supporting member 2 is in general in the form of a deep cup provided with inwardly extending annular tubular valve seat supporting extensions i0. 'Ihe valve seat supporting member may be secured in the valve body by means of welding along the annular junctions between the .valve seat supporting member and the valve body, as indicated at Il. The b`onnet is secured to the valve body and the valve seatmember is welded with respect to the upward tubular extension of the valvebody and secured thereto by the annular weld indicated at l2.

It will be noted that the tubular extensions I0 are longer at the top than at the bottom, thus giving additional strength and stiffness to the upper portion of the valve seatfsupporting member. This additional strength at the upper portion is desirable for the purpose of reinforcing the valve supporting member 2 to take care of the strain incident to the pressure of the wedge 55 gate valve 5 on the valve seats ,6 and the strain due to making the welded connections.

It will be noted that the construction is such that tubular flaring portions Il and i3d are provided between the annular welded connection Ila with the pipe b and the annular flange which supports the valve seat, which curved surfaces may yield to absorb the deection due to making the welded connection, preventing this deilection from being transmitted to the valve seats and thus preventing warpage of the valve seat supporting surfaces. These curved surfaces form, in effect. -an elastic bellows-like expansion and contraction construction. giving the desired and necessary flexibility .to enable the welded connection'to be made without distorting the valve seat,

The welded connections l2 between the valve seat supporting member, the valve body and the bonnet prevent any possibility of leakage at these points and make the entire construction a single homogeneous unit.

For purposes of inspection or repair, the bonnet may be cut open along the scored lines Il by means of a cutting torch. For those fully experienced in the art of cutting and welding, this method ot getting at the interior of the valve is quicker and cheaper than the method at. present necessary in connection with gate valves in which the bonnet has a flanged and bolted connection with the valve body.

In order to strengthen the connection of the guide rib 8 with the valve seat supporting member and denitely position them in making the welded connection, the ribs are provided with extensions IE which may be iitted into the openings IE in the valve seat supporting member, the projections being then secured in the openings by a welding operation, as indicated at I1. The various welded connections may be made by the acetylene torch method or by the electric welding method.

The construction of Fig. 6 is in general similar to that just described, except that here an annular valve seat supporting member I8 is provided i'or each oi' the valve seats, which valve seat securing member may be secured to the valve body by means of a welding operation, as indicated at I 9. In this form the packing gland lb is integral with the bonnet 3b.

In Fig. 'I is shown a modification in which the bonnet 3 is secured to the valve body by meansof a sleeve or collar 20 surrounding the junction of the bonnet 3 and valve body I and secured to the bonnet by welding, as indicated at 2| and secured to the body by welding, as indicated at 22.

The construction of Fig. 8 is substantially the same as that of Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, except that here the bonnet 3c is-secured to the valve seat supporting member 2b by means of a ilange and bolted construction, indicated at 23, and that the Packing gland Ic is secured to thei bonnet by means of a ilange and bolted construction, as indicated at 24.

The construction of Fig. 9 may be similar to that of Figs. l and 'I except that for the T-shaped valve body a pair of tubular pipe Aconnection members 25 are substituted which aresecured to the valve seat supporting member by fusionwelded joints, as indicated at 26 and 21.

For certain purposes, we may find it desirable to provide smooth surfaces between the valve seats 6 and the inlet and outlet connections, as shown in Fig. l0. 'I'his may be accomplished by providing a pair of tubular members 2l, split longitudinally, as indicated at 2l, to enable them tc be slipped into place through the inlet and outlet connections, respectively. 'I'he tension in these tubular sections is such that they will spring outwardly to lie-snugly against the flaring portions i3d, to which they may be' welded, as indicated at 29. This construction facilitates the now by eliminating the pockets between the valve seat supporting member Il and the valve body I.

The ends of the tubular members 2l, adjacent the valve seats, are not welded to the adjacent structure but are free to move with respect thereto so as not to interfere with the yielding action of the ilaring portions l2.

The construction of Fig. 10 may be substantially the same as that of Fig. 1 except i'or the addition of the tubular members 2l.

Further modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is desired, therefore. that the invention be limited only by the prior art and the scope oi the appended claims.

Having, thus described our invention,I what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

. 1. Agate valve construction having a iiow passage therethrough and comprising a wrought metal body having tubular inlet and outlet extensions and an intermediate tubular extension for the valve movement, and a wrought metal valve seat member comprising a cup-like member having a pair or tubular portions extending inwardly toward each other and provided with valve seats, the upper portion oi' said cup-like member fitting snugly in the intermediate extension and having an annular welded connection therewith. and having annular welded connections at its Junctions with the valve body surrounding the now passage.

2. A gate valve construction having a dow passage therethrough and comprising a wrought metal body and having tubular inlet and outlet extensions and an intermediate tubular extension for the valve movement, a wrought metal valve seat supporting member comprising a cuplike member having a pair o! tubular portions extending inwardly toward each other and provided with valve seats, the upper portion of said cup-like member iltting snugly in said intermediate extension and having an annular welded connection therewith, and having annular weldedconnections at its junctions with the valve body surrounding the now passage, anda bonnet comprising a wrought metal'cup-like member havf ing its annular edge welded to the annular edge of the intermediate extension.

3. A gate valve construction having a iiow passage therethrough and including a wrought metal valve seat supporting-member comprising a cuplike member having apair of tubular annular portions extending inwardly toward each other and surrounding the now passage, a tubular pipe connection member in communication with the valve seat supporting member having a welded connection therewith, the construction between the valve seat and pipe connection having a valve seat supporting member having opposed valve seat openings in its sides and an intermediate opening for the valve movement, and tubular inlet and outlet pipe connection means hav- .ing provisions for making welded connections with adjacent pipe sections and having annular welded connections with the valve seat supporting member surrounding the ilow passage, said pipe connection means having a substantial are outwardly from the pipe connection weld to the valve seat supporting member weld to provide a yielding connection between the pipe connection weld and the valve seat supporting member to prevent deection of that portion of the valve seat supporting member adjacent the weld due to the welding process from being transmitted to the valve seat.

lar inlet and outlet pipe connection means having provisions for making welded connections .A

pipe connection means having a substantial are outwardly from the pipe connection weld to the valve seat supporting member Weld to provide a. yielding connection between the pipe connection weld and the valvevseat supporting member to prevent deection of that portionl of the valve seat supporting member adjacent the weld d'ue to the welding process from being transmitted to the valve seat, said cup-like valve seat supporting member having a. pair of tubular valve seat supporting portions extending toward each other 

